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PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

L. G. GILLILAND. CARD.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.11, 1907.

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ingenious device for LLEWELLYN c. GILLILAND, 0F. VAN WEBT, OHIO.

CARD.

No. 890,135. I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 9, 1908.

Application filed December 11, 1907. Serial No. 406,089.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLEWELLYN G. GILLI- LAND, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Van Wert, in the county of Van Wert and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cards, ofwhich the following is a s ecification.

The object 0 this invention is a simplegand advertising and amusementpur oses generally, and designed particular y or use on post-cards orthe like, the invention consisting in certain constructions andarrangements of parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which: l

Figure l is a perspective of the device showing the flap in loweredposition. Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof with the flap erect. Fig. 3is a rear perspective enlarged, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section of amodified form.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawing, designates the base portion of the, numeral 1the cardboard or other suitable material and to which is secured anelastic band 2 or the like.

In the preferred construction of the invention, the base 1 is formedwith two transversely spaced openings 3 and is slitted as indicated at4, said slits leading into the re-. spective openings and in the resentinstance forming a tongue 4 designe to be raised to permit the insertionof the band 2. The elastic band is passed throughthe said slits,inserted in the respective openings 2 and extends therebetween on eachface of the flap which may be of any,

5 designates a desired configuration'to represent a human display anypictorial or which in the present instance-for the purpose ofillustrating one application of the invention, represents a bear. Theelastic band 2 isintended' to be secured-to the flap 5 in such a mannerthat the flap will tend to assume and maintain an erect position on thebase. As one' arrangement by which this -may be accomplished referenceis to be had particularly to F ig.. 3, wherein it will beseerr that theflap 5 is or other figure or to 1 formed near its foot portion with twolatl erally extending'tabs 6, each of said tabs being slitted asindicated at 7. The elastic band 2 is passed into the slit 7 and is heldfrictionally therein, and intermediate of the tabs, the band is passedover and in engagement with a preferably spear-head, tongue 8 formed byslitting the main portion of the flap as clearly illustrated in thedrawing. The tabs 6 have a hinged or ointed connection with the body ormain portion of the flap, by scoring or otherwise weakening the partsalong a predetermined line of juncture, and the arrangement of the band2 and its engagement with and tension upon the said tabs normally holdsthe tabs drawn rearwardly and on edge so as to support the body portionof the flap in erect position.

It is obvious from the construction of the device that the flap may bedepressed to lie in substantially the same plane as the base 1 and thusrender the device capable of being conveniently inserted in an envelopfor mailing purposes or the like. But as soon as the re resslng force isremoved the elastic band W1 1 manifestly cause the flap to spring up inits raised position.

It will be understood however thatthe invention is not limited to theminor details of construction for instance, as shown in Fig. 4, the bodyportion of the flap 5 may be formed without a tongue, in which case the,elastic band 2 extends behind the fia from one tab to the other anddraws'them orwardly, and the slits 7 a of the tabs may be enlarged neartheir lower ends to permit the lodgment of the band as shown. In themodification, the iiap'5 is flexibly attached to the base 1 a by a clothor similarhinge It is alsoto be understoodthat while the cloth hin e 9is only shown in Fig. 4, it may be applied to any form of the inventionwhen desired.

Having thus described the invention, what 1 claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a base, a flapmounted upon the base and formed near its foot portion with laterallyextending tabs, secured to the base and engaged with the tabs so as toexert tension to hold the latter in angular relation to the flap and tothe base, whereby to maintain the flap in an erect position on the base.

2. A device of the' character described comprising a base, aflap-mounted upon the and an elastic band i v elastic band being securedto'the flap inter-l mediate of 'thetabs, as and for the purpose setforth. 7

3. A device of the character described comprisin a base formed withspaced openings ands itted to form a tongue arranged to lead into the 0enings, a fiapmounted upon the base and ormed near its foot portion withlaterally extending tabs and intermediate of the tabs with a tongue, andan elastic band engaged With the tabs and intermedi ate of the tabs withthe tongue of the flap, said band being adapted to be passed beneath thetongue of the base into thejrespective openings, as and for the urposeset forth.

4. A device of t e character described, cojmprisin a base, a. flapmounted upon the base and ormed near its foot portion with laterallyextending tabs havin ahinged con nection with the flap, and an e asticband secured to the base and engaged with the tabs so as to exert itstension to swin the latter inwardly and hold them inangu ar relation I,to the fla and to the base, whereby to main tain' the ap in erectposition upon the base.

in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses MARGARET HYLAND,

HUGH E. ALLEN:

LLEWELLYN e. GILLILAND. [a a] In testimony whereof I aflix my signature

